Fireless cooker.



A. T. HALLOOK.

PIRELESS COOKER. APPLIOATIONVIILED MAR. e, 1909.

Patented Aug. 2

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A. T. HALLOGK. FIRELESS COOKER. APPLICATION FILED MAE. 6, 1909. I

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

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ARTHUR T. HALLOCK, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHItGAN, ASSIGNOR T6 CQQKEEETTEC014:- PANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

FIRELESS COOKER.

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Application filed March 6, 1909. Serial No. 481,584.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ARTHUR T. HALLooK,

Fireless Cookers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such 'as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fireless cookers and its objectis to provide a device that may be used eitherior. cooking at atemperature less than that required for baking, or may be used at ahigher tempereture for baking purposes, as occasion requires; and toprovide the same with various new and useful features hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The device consists essentially of s case divided horizontally near themiddle and provided with means for securing heater in the upper part ofthe case, said upper part also being detached from the lower part andremovable at pleasure, and in various novel features of combination andarrangement, as will more fully appear by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1. isa perspective of a device embodying my invention; is ittrans verse vertical. section of the same; Fig. 3. a perspective of thedetachable upper part of the same; Fig.4. an enlarged detail in verticalsection on the line .4li of Fin: 2;

5. a perspective of a modification or my device; G. a transversevertical section of the same; F 1g. 7. a detail in inverted plan .viewof the upper part of the device; and,

Fig. 8. an enlarged detail. in vertical section of the means fordetacluibly securing the up per heater in place.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all oi the figures.

1 represents the lower par. of the ruse. the upper part of the same. Thechamber to receive tho-containing vessels and heaters is partiallywithin the lower part, par tially. Within the upper part. These partsare detached and separable, the lower part being externally larger thanthe upper part,

and provided with a flange or stop 3, where--- by the upper part is heldin place and prevented iron) lateral displacement, and a Specificationof Letters Yatcnt.

.o fastenings, and further t Patented "rug. 2, 39M? packing 4 is placedbetween therespective parts, the Weight of the upper part being;suflicient to properly compress the packing and form a tight jointWithout other clamping means.-

5 represents a heater, a slab or block of steatite or soapstone beingshown, but it ohviously may be any-other kind of heater, if preferred,one or more of which may he used, and a similar heater 6 is alsoprovided which is placed in the top of the upper part 2 and detaeliablyheld therein by means of a clamping her 7 having its respective ends 8bent at right angles and adjustzibly secured to the inner surface ofthe'ends of the upper part 2 by means of thumb screws 10 engaging nuts11 embedded in the wood Work 12, and extendingthrough slots 9 in the endportions 8 of the clamping bar whereby the bar can be adjustedillustrated in 3 torelease the heater 6.

13 are handles for manually removing and replacing the upper part 14 isa metal lining to the chamber and spaced apart from the outer part ofthe and between the: liningnnd case is a noir conducting material 15 toprevent the of heart.

it Will be noted that tne removzhle upper portion of this devicecontains considerable portion of the receiving chamb whereby when thisupper part is removed, the containing vessels project above the lowerportion :2 considerable is tance, and and placed therein, also that theupper part is or such. weight that it serves as clamp ing means 3' 'rthe peeling without othr" the upper p being detaelrc and whollyconnected ca be readily o1 ied from getner rcrnov'eo. as occas squires,

soiicetiines convenience in operating the device. it also be noted th n.or vapors the device he held hr min tile upper pert, rid. not as ikelyto esespe through the packing as the packing were located at the top, asis usual; in such devices.

In. the modified form shown in Figs, to

inclusive,- the lower part l and upper part 2 of the case aresubstantially the Si-IIXQ size and located relatively one shove theother by corner plates 3 overlapping the joint therebetween end. securedto the part thus more readily removed 1 The upper heater is alsoprovided with a central recess to receive a progection 9 fixed in thetop of the case whereby the heater is properly located and held inplace.

This heater is shown supported on a bar 7 pivoted at the middle to thecenter of the heater as at 10 and rotative on. the pivot. This bar alsoprojects beyond the heater at its respective ends and when turnedtransversely of the heater, engages lugs 8 on the opposite walls of theupper part 2 of the case. I prefer to make this bar flexible and springit under the lugs 8?, whereby the heater will be held closely againstthetop of the case. In the modified form, I have also omitted the legs andlower platform which form 110 essential part of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A fireless cooker, comprising a case having a removable upper part, aclamping bar in the upper part adapted to engage and hold a heater andmeans for detachably securing the ends of the bar to the interior of.the upper part of the case.

2. s A fireless cooker comprising a case having a removable upper part,a projection in I seam-e the top of the same, a heater having recess toreceive the pro ect1on, and means for de tachably supporting the heaterin the top of the case.

3. A fire-less cooker comprising a case having a removable upper part, aheater adapted to he supported in the top of said part, a supporting barpivoted at the middle to the under side of the heater, and lugs on theopposite walls of the case and engaged by the bar to support the heater.

4. A tireless cooker comprising a case having a detachable and removableupper part,

ARTHUR T. HALLOOK. Witnesses LUTHER V. MoUL'roN, GEORGIANA CHACE.

